"Within the past two years, Oracle, IBM and Microsoft have all released freely available versions of their flagship database servers, a move that would have been unheard of just a few years ago. While their respective representatives would argue the move was made in order to better accommodate the needs of all users, it's fairly clear that continued pressure from open source alternatives such as MySQL and PostgreSQL have caused these database juggernauts to rethink their strategies within this increasingly competitive market."

In case folks are confused, the article is about debunking common reasons given for NOT using PostgreSQL. It is firmly pro-PostgreSQL. The title is rather misleading and makes you wonder about the editor of the site the article was posted on.